Japan's Oct. surplus rises 42.7%, shy of estimates

JohnLetzing

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Japan's current account surplus rose 42.7% in October compared with the same period last year, according to data published Tuesday by the Ministry of Finance. The current account surplus hit 1.398 trillion yen ($15.6 billion), according to government data, before seasonal adjustment. Dow Jones Newswires reported that the result was short of the 52.1% rise to a surplus of 1.49 trillion yen anticipated by economists polled by the newswire and the Nikkei. Exports fell 24.6% to 4.966 trillion yen, the government said, while imports fell 37.7% to 4.017 trillion yen.

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